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W. A. WINN. FEED BIN FOR ANIMALS- APPLICATION FILED AUG.26, 191a.

Patente d Dec. 9,1919.

UNITED STATES PATENT" OFFI E;-

WARNER ALBERT, Wnviv, F CLnRKSVIIlLE;TENNESSEEASSIGNOR TO BALDWIN, orcLARKsvILLR, TENNESSEE; 7

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Application filedAugust 26,1918. seriai ivbfasnaasf To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WARN-ERA. WIN'N, a citizen of the United States, residing at Clarksville, in the county of Montgomery and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Feed- Bins for Animals, of which the following is a specification, reference being shad to the accompanylng drawings.

This invention relates to an improved feed bin for animals, and has" for its primary object toprovide a bin having aplurality of chambers to receive different kinds of feed and a separate trough for each cham-' ber, adjustable means for regulating the flow of the feed intdthetrougih, and animal actuated. 1 means normally closing the outer side of the" trough.

It is another important detail object of my invention to provide an adjustable feed regulating gate which is mountedand arranged so'that it maybe vibrated, by the animalto loosen the feed and prevent clog-.

ging thereof; v

It'is. also an important object of my 1nvention to provide an animal feed bin wherein the several parts are very compactlyan I feeding.

And it is a further generalobject of my ranged, while at the sametime, provisionis made for the feeding offaxlarge number of animals without waste.

I The presentinvention also contemplates the'provision oi improved means in combi nation withtthefeed bin,wl 1ereby oil or other vermin destroying agent may be ap-' the: animals while plied to the, hides of invention to provide a device as above charable and convenient in practical use.

With'th'e above and other objects iii View, the inventlon consistsln the lmprov'ed com;v binat on, construction'and relatlve arranger" ment of the several parts as willbehereinafter more fully described, subsequently; claimed and illustrated in the accompany- 7 ing drawing in which similar reference downwardly from'the'fl outer edges of the partition walls'at their upper endsto apointg characters designate corresponding parts hroughout the several 'views, ,and wherein 1 Figure l is a. side elevation of-an animal feed bin constructed in accordance with the preferred embodiment of my invention;

Fig. 2' is a transverse section taken on the,

line 2-2 of Fig. 1'

Figl3'is an interior face'vi'ew illustrating i the mountmg of the adjustable feed regulating gates;

, Fig. is an enlarged detail, section: taken on thellne'H of Fig. 3;and j v i Fig. 5 is an end elevation:

Referring in detail to the, drawings,; 5;. designates the two end walls of the'body or th bin which, are connected by. th bet: tom wall'6'and the longitudinal side walls structure may be easily moved over the gmmd from Placebo e" Thetaem'; Wall- 6 provided th pwardly inclined porno '9 frmmg a central on t dinally."

extending ridge."

to said sidewalls and' the bottom wall 6.

Between the partitions 10, the sidewalls 'Z are cut away to'afi'ord vertic'ally' extending openings 11, the lower ends ofwhich aregof semi-clrcular form, as 'shown'fat 12. The

upper edges of the 'partition'walls 10 are in;

clined upwardly from their vertical side edges to the center, and; are Jconnectedfby'a ridge bar 13,. to: which the lids or cover members l lgare hinged, as'at 15L These hinged covers. normally close theupper ends of the several chambers formed; by the spaced partition walls10.- f f 7 To thesides'of each partition wallflO 7; To the lower edges of said side walls," the. long tudinal sills or runners S are se-g'f cured, which provide means whereby the and to the out'e'ixfacesof'theend'wal'ls fi,

the pairs of guide cleats 16 are secured, the" said pairs of cleats extending inwardly and adjacent the" ridge 9 centrally formed: in! the bottom wall 6. It is also to be observed that the cleats 16 in each pair are convergently disposed from their lower to their upper ends so that the space between said cleats gradually decreases in width toward the upper ends thereof.

Between each pair of cleats 1G, a feed regulating gate 18 is slidably mounted. The lower edge of this gate is beveled, as at 18, and normally engages the inclined face of one side of the ridge 9 to thereby effectually prevent the escape of the feed from the bin chamber. To the inner face of the gate'18 at its upper end and at each vertical edge thereof, a cam lever 19 is pivoted and is adapted to have binding, frictional engagement with one of the cleats 16, whereby said gate may be securely held in its adjusted position. The pivot pins or bolts 20 for these cam levers are loosely engaged in relatively large openings in the feed regulating gate so as to permit of a vibratory or oscillating movement of the gate. By this means the-feed regulating gate can be vibrated without danger of disengaging the levers 19 from the cleats 16. The feed gate can therefore be maintained indefinitely in the desired adjusted position without the holding operation of the levers 19 or the vibratory movement ofthe gate interfering with each other.

It willbe seen from the above description that the partition walls forming the separate bin chambers also provide, in conjunction with the feed gates 18 and the side walls 7, an individual trough, indicated at 21, for each bin chamber. The outer open sides of these troughs are normally closed by means of the doors 22 which are loosely mounted at their upper ends for swinging movement upon a rod 23 fixed in the partition walls 10. To the outer vertical edge of each partition wall, and projecting laterally from the opposite side faces thereof, the stops 2% are secured to limit the outward, swinging movement of the doors 22. Each of said doors has a rounded lower end edge which is beveled or inclined downwardly from its inner to its outer face, as shown at 25. When the feed doors are in their normal positions, the outer faces thereof are disposed in a plane outwardly of the outer side faces of the walls 7 as it will be observed that these walls are set into vertical recesses 10 in the lower vertical edges of the partition walls 10. Thus, all possibilityof fowls gainingaccess to the, feed trough or water entering the same is obviated. It is also to be noted that the side walls 7 at each feed opening 11 is provided with the curvededge 12 so that oneanimal cannot thrust another animal away which is feeding from the trough and also insert its head over the edge of the wall 7 and into the trough. Each feed door 22 is preferably provided upon its vented.

inner face with one or more bumpers 26, preferably of rubber, which are adapted for contact with the feed regulating gate 18. The animal by thrusting its head inwardly against the feed door and then releasing pressure thereon, thereby causing the bumpers 26 to engage and oscillate or vibrate the gate 18, thus loosening the clogged material. Such a vibration of the gate is possible owing to the fact that there is a relatively wide space between the guide cleats 16 at tie lower end of the gate.

In conjunction with my improved feed bin, I preferably provide a tank 27 centrally mounted at one end of the bin and at the top thereof to contain a suitable oil or other vermin destroying agent. Pipes 28 extend longitudinally along the opposite sides. of the feed bin at the upper ends of the openings 11 and in proper spaced relation thereto and are connected by a common supply pipe 29 to the bottom of the tank 27. A cutoff valve 30 is interposed in this pipe so that the supply of oil to the pipe 29 maybe properly controlled or. entirely cut off. These pi cs 28 are perforated or provided with spaced orifices, through which the oil drops upon the backs of the animals feeding at the several troughs.

I also preferably arrange at the opposite end of the bin a water supply tank 31 which is equipped with a suitable float controlled valve, whereby the supply of water in the trough 32 at the lower'end of said tank will be automatically replenished. I

have likewise illustrated in the drawings a connection with the accompanying drawings,

the construction, manner of operation, and

several advantages of my improved animal feed bin will be clearly and fully under,- stood. It will be seen that: when the feed regulating gates 18 are closed, the feed contained in the several bin chambers is ade-" quately protected against the deteriorating effects of theelements and access thereto by rats or other rodents is also effectually pre- T he several bin chambers may contain different kinds of feed or they may all contain feed of the same character when a large number of animals are being fed at the I same time. By properly adjusting the gates 18, the flow of the feed from the several bin chambers into the troughs may be properly regulated. The device as a whole is of relatively simple construction, compact and durable in the arrangement of its several parts and capable of manufacture at relatively small cost. v V

lVhile I have hereinshown and described the preferred form, construction and arvchamber and trough, guide cleats carried'by the side wall of the chamber, said cleats diverging from their upper to their lower ends, an adjustable feed regulating gate slidably mounted between the cleats and controlling the flow of the feed from the chamber into the trough, means carried by the upper end of the gate for pivotally securing the gate in its adjusted position and permitting vibratory movement of said gate between the guide cleats, and a swingingly mounted door normally closing the open side of the'trough and adapted to be forced inwardly by the head of the animal and operatively engaged with the adjustable gate to vibrate the same. 2. In an animal feed bin, a feed receiving v chamber and trough, guide cleats carried by the side wall of the chamber, said cleats diverging from their upper to their lower ends, an adjustable feed regulating gate slidably mounted between the cleatsand controlling the flow of the feed from the chamber into the trough, means carried by the upper end of the gate for pivotally securing the gate in its adjusted position and permitting vibratory movement of said gate between the guide cleats, a swingingly mounteddoor normally closing the open side ofithe trough and adapted to be forced inwardly by the head of the animal, an abutment member on said door adapted to operatively engage the gate and vibrate the same, and stop means limiting the swinging movement of said door to its normal position and sup- F porting the door with its outer face disposed in a plane outwardly of the outer face of the wall of the trough. In testimony whereof-I hereunto affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses. WARNER ALBERT WINN.

Witnesses: V

F. E. BROWN, I. W. KERR. 

